The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-03-02
POLITICAL.
Republican Convention = Nominations
for Supreme Judges and Uni
versity Regents.
The Prohibition Campaign-It Gives
Promise or Being a Lively
One.


State Convention of the Republicans.
detroit special.
The spring campaign in Michigan. which was
opened Wednesday by the Republican State
Convention in this city, will be a stubborn and
heated contest. Judge James " Campbell was
renominated for the Supreme Court by an over
whelming majority. -Four hundred and twelve
OF the Ii9 votes cast for Supreme Justice for the
short term were given 10 Judge Campbell ON
the nrst ballot, and his n, mination was then
made unanimous. Judge Campbell was renom-
mated IN the teeth 81 threats made by his per-
sonal enemies and emssaries of the Democratic
party that taoy had found n vulnerable place in
his official and judic al arnor and would Stay
nm II his name was again presented To the
people The convention was a very large able
ana representative one. IL met Mt noon, aud
speaker Markey OF the STATE House of Repre-
sentatives was made Chairman. He made a
ringing speech. and the house shook with tho
applause that followed the mention of James e.
Blaine The Chairmans speech virtually settled
the way in which the prohibition question was
later treated by the Committee on Platform,
whose report was adopted without n dissentient
voice. He said, amid great applause. that the
duty OF the Republican party ended with the
submission 10 tho people OF the prohibition
amendment and IL was now the duty of the peo-
pie to say whether they wanted prohibition or
not While awaiting the report OF the Commit
tee ON Credentials John p. Doliyer was invited
to address the convention, and carried il by
storm After comparing several Democratic
PROHIBITIONS to Hostetters Almanac in import
ance, and having plenty Of time to catch breath
during the laughter that followed Mr.. Dolliver
scored Grover Cleveland in scarcely less vigor-
Gus language than he used that night at the
banquet and retired amid applause. Some of
the finest speeches ever heard in n Republican
convention in this State were made in present
ing the names OF Judge Campbell and Col
Charles ID. Long for the Supreme Court Per-
haps the most eloquent and certainly the most
impas stoned and effective address was made
by robert Il. Frazer of this city, and it
removed what doubt there may have been
about the expediency and justice Of renom-
mating Judge Campbell. Col John Atkinson,
of Detroit, whose name urged against
Campbells, got 236 votes. Ex-Supreme Justice
Isaac Marston led the Atkinson forces. The
choice OF speakers made by Mr. Marston to pre-
sent Atkinson's name was unhappy, and one OF
them was roundly Kissed for siur on Judge
tons from the Upper Peninsula headed by Jay
Hubbell for one of the Justices. They were
cordially for Campbell, and expected
Wayne's delegation, would reciprocate,
troiters go for Col. Long. The Up
per Peninsula presented the name Of Cir
cult Judge Brown, of Menominee, and although
il was certain that Long had majority they re-
fused to allow motion to nominate him by ac-
clemation. The formal ballot gave Long ma
lority over Brown OF BIS, but again the Lake
Superior people refused to listen to n motion
10 declare MIN nominated, ana another ballot
with a similar result taken. COL Long
is an able lawyer and was gallant soldier, and
lately Grand Commander of the Michigan Grand
Army. 1t was now o'clock and the proprietor
OF the opera-house appeared the scene,
or rather in the scenes and threatened to turn
of the gas il the convention did not immediate
~ vacate the theatre. "Pinafore" company
had been waiting for three hours TO have Il re-
| hearsal for the performance and had nearly
driven Manager Whitney crazy with their com
| plants. The convention therefore made haste
to nominate X. w Buttertield of Grand Rapids
| and Charles Hebbard of Baraga for Regents OF
| the State University. The Upper Peninsula
| delegates were Modified by one OF the regencies